First off let me say that I love the Modern Scholar Series. If you're near a major library they are a great commute-reliever.

Secondly, No Ender's Game or Speaker for the Dead, hm? Card's overrated...but so is Gibson and there was more to come out of the eighties than just Cyberpunk. A mention for completeness's sake would have been nice. This is my only complaint.

Third, I was going to pass Stephenson by - will now be giving him another look thanks to this lecture.